Signed Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl Red Earthenware Clay Unglazed 4.5”D Goban The top handle is still

The top handle is still very secure and provides a convenient way to transport this chest

Sugi case & interior (Japanese Cedar)

Diameter = 10"

Some separation from movement of the wood

Signed Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl Red Earthenware Clay Unglazed 4.5”D Goban The top handle is stillThis is a ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in a Japanese chado (tea ceremony). Suitable more for the summer season, its thin walls allow the tea to cool faster during the hot summer months. It it is made of a popular red clay usually used in Chinese tea vessels to add to the over all flavor to the tea. This chawan measures 4. 5" wide at its widest by 3. 25" tall. Having been in storage for 70 years it remains in fine condition.